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Update: 7 dead in Alexandria church bombing, says Ministry of Interior
Egypt

Update: 7 dead in Alexandria church bombing, says Ministry of Interior

Hospitals around Alexandria received seven dead bodies and 24 wounded, after a car bomb exploded near a church, according to…
Update: Car bombing near church kills 11 in Alexandria, riots erupt
Egypt

Update: Car bombing near church kills 11 in Alexandria, riots erupt

A car exploded in front of a church in Alexandria, killing 11 people and injuring 17.Security sources confirmed to Al-Masry…
Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament
Egypt

Mubarak appoints seven Copts in Egypt’s new parliament

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appointed on Saturday ten new members in parliament, including seven from the country’s Christian minority, the…
Pope Shenouda retreats to protest imprisonment of Omraneyya Copts
Egypt

Pope Shenouda retreats to protest imprisonment of Omraneyya Copts

Coptic Pope Shenouda III has decided to retreat to the Saint Bishoy Monastery in Wadi el-Natroun, said an informed source…
Egypt NGOs slam investigations with Coptic protesters
Egypt

Egypt NGOs slam investigations with Coptic protesters

Several NGOs have slammed the prosecution’s investigations into Wednesday's clashes between security forces and Coptic rioters. The violence came as…
Moussa urges Arab world to end discrimination against Christians
Egypt

Moussa urges Arab world to end discrimination against Christians

Arab League Secretary-general Amr Moussa on Wednesday urged “an immediate stop” to discrimination against both Christians in Arab countries and…
Christian rape case postponed to October
Egypt

Christian rape case postponed to October

An Egyptian court ruled on Thursday to postpone the trial of a young Christian man accused of raping a Muslim…
Egyptian religious leaders affirm unity
Egypt

Egyptian religious leaders affirm unity

Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyib of Al-Azhar and Pope Shenouda III of Egypt's Orthodox Church said Wednesday they are aware of…
Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension
Egypt

Cherchez la femme: Priest’s wife ‘disappearance’ stirs sectarian tension

Camillia Shehata is a Coptic Christian woman who “saw the light of truth” and wanted to convert to Islam, but…
Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests
Egypt

Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests

Most of Monday's newspapers, including state-run papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, lead with news that the Tanta Misdemeanors Appeal Court has…
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